Afghan election requires a runoff

Helicopter crash kills 5 Britishers

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: April 27, 2014 at 5:43 a.m.

RAHMAT GUL
Credit: AP
Kabul University Vice Chancellor Mohammad Hadi Hadayati talks Saturday about John Gabel, one of two Americans identified Saturday as victims of Thursday’s attack on the grounds of a Kabul hospital.

Afghanistan’s presidential election is headed for a runoff after full preliminary results released Saturday showed the front-runner failed to win a majority and avoid a second round of voting.